[SOLVED] stat command to print permission in octal format

cola · 10-11-2009, 08:33 AM

Is it possible to print the permission in octal format for a directory recursively?

Code:

stat -c "%a" /etc

It prints the permission for /etc directory only.

David the H. · 10-11-2009, 10:09 AM

Try using find with -exec.

Code:

find /etc -exec stat -c "%a" '{}' \;

If you're using bash version 4 there's also a new ** recursive globbing function. But you have to enable it first.

Code:

shopt -s globstar

stat -c "%a" **

But find has an advantage in that you can use it to fine-tune the types of matches you want, such as using "-type d" to get directory permissions only.

cola · 10-11-2009, 07:14 PM

Solved.Thanks.